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it was a meteorite that hit in russia last night. >> reporter: i'm very curious. with this kind of asteroid that is coming so close to earth, albeit now traveling away from earth, can it indeed affect the weather? >> well, this one won't affect the weather. if something like this would actually had the the earth, asteroid this size, it's about 150, 200 feet across, then it could affect locally the weather. if a much larger one hit the earth it could affect the weather globally? >> reporter: in what form? >> throw dust up in the air and debris up into the air and then it shades the sun, lowers the temperature, so that could have a global effect if it were big enough. >> reporter: big viewing party tonight at 7:00? >> yes. we'll have our telescopes open here. we'll be pointing at the asteroid and follow it as it moves away from the earth back around the sun. >> reporter: i'm one that's very interested in this tonight. i hope you are too. for more information, it's cbssf.com. and you'll find all you need to know right there on our homepage. reporting from chabot scie
it was a meteorite that hit in russia last night. >> reporter: i'm very curious. with this kind of asteroid that is coming so close to earth, albeit now traveling away from earth, can it indeed affect the weather? >> well, this one won't affect the weather. if something like this would actually had the the earth, asteroid this size, it's about 150, 200 feet across, then it could affect locally the weather. if a much larger one hit the earth it could affect the weather globally?...
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the western siberian area of russia. and we're going to get at least a hint of what that might have been like just by the beautiful sunrise this morning. temperatures 39 degrees in concord, oakland 51, livermore has 39, at sfo it's 50 degrees. going to be a gorgeous day today, temperatures a little bit cooler than yesterday. but, still, mostly sunny skies behind the veil of a few high clouds. it'll be cooler tomorrow and then it looks like it's going to get wet on tuesday, late monday for the north bay. what to expect? well, you can kiss the 70s good- bye except in the south bay today. it'll cool down for everybody tomorrow. low pressure up there in the gulf of alaska is going to begin to sink south. as it does, it'll kick out the high pressure that has given us this unusually warm weather and things begin to cool down with much needed rain coming in. not a lot. right now it looks like we'll get maybe a half an inch of rain on tuesday, it'll be windy, it'll be cold. we'll be back to that cold weather regime by the latter
the western siberian area of russia. and we're going to get at least a hint of what that might have been like just by the beautiful sunrise this morning. temperatures 39 degrees in concord, oakland 51, livermore has 39, at sfo it's 50 degrees. going to be a gorgeous day today, temperatures a little bit cooler than yesterday. but, still, mostly sunny skies behind the veil of a few high clouds. it'll be cooler tomorrow and then it looks like it's going to get wet on tuesday, late monday for the...
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this is unusual. >> this is about two hours ago video to show you from russia, eastern russia. and it was a flash of light in the sky. this is like a movie. look at that. that occurred, now you may be wondering because we're seeing a lot of dashcam video. a lot of insurance fraud in russia so a lot of cars have dashcams. >> any idea how big this thing is? >> i don't know. but i know it's smaller than the big meteor or asteroid that's passing by 17,000 miles from earth tomorrow. likely this was one of its little buddies that moved in in russia. oakland 45, fremont 42. the setup in the atmosphere high pressure with us all week long. it's also at its closest point to us. the storm track way up in british columbia. an offshore wind day coming down out of the northeast, 60-70 degrees. we'll stay there for the next couple days before high pressure moves down to the south and we get the onshore flow. that means we'll cool down, and next week, some showers. rainfall coming up next week. we've got two more days tomorrow and saturday close to 70 degrees before we cool down and get that r
this is unusual. >> this is about two hours ago video to show you from russia, eastern russia. and it was a flash of light in the sky. this is like a movie. look at that. that occurred, now you may be wondering because we're seeing a lot of dashcam video. a lot of insurance fraud in russia so a lot of cars have dashcams. >> any idea how big this thing is? >> i don't know. but i know it's smaller than the big meteor or asteroid that's passing by 17,000 miles from earth...
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so quit a day there in russia. a special asteroid viewing party is planned later tonight here in oakland at the chabot space and science center. they are going to have telescopes to be able to see that asteroid and scientists an astronomers on hand to talk about it. the party starts at 7:00. >> i bet after this meteorite shower in russia, a lot of people are probably going to head out to watch the asteroid. >> and around the world you see all that video coming in now. we'll probably see more. that was coming in screaming at about 33,000 miles per hour and then starts to come apart. but that compression as it's moving through the atmosphere caused that shock wave and all that damage. >> if you are in russia and you don't know what's going on and you see this, you're thinking it's the end of the world. i can see that. the good news this latest asteroid that's supposed to be approaching the earth about 17,000 miles away. that's close but not as close. >> good. >>> around the bay area we are looking at lots of sunshine
so quit a day there in russia. a special asteroid viewing party is planned later tonight here in oakland at the chabot space and science center. they are going to have telescopes to be able to see that asteroid and scientists an astronomers on hand to talk about it. the party starts at 7:00. >> i bet after this meteorite shower in russia, a lot of people are probably going to head out to watch the asteroid. >> and around the world you see all that video coming in now. we'll probably...
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it's extremely cold in this part of russia, below zero today. schools closed after the windows were blown out. about 20,000 troops have been sent to the scene, as well as three aircraft who are surveying the damage from the sky. scientists say the meteor shower was not related to an asteroid that will fly dangerously close to earth today. but one estimate suggested this meteor was big, perhaps tens of tons. kirit radia, abc news, maoscow. >> the meteor shower is not believed to be related to the massive asteroid passing by earth later today. scientists say it will come within 17,000 miles of our planet, around 2:25 p.m. eastern time. that's closer than weather and communication satellites, believe it or not. so, some cell phone service could be disrupted temporarily. >>> in other news, a major shift for the war in afghanistan. it's been nearly a month since a u.s. service member was killed in the war. the afghans themselves are doing most of the fighting ahead of the pullout next year. and for the first time, that ultraconservative country, fema
it's extremely cold in this part of russia, below zero today. schools closed after the windows were blown out. about 20,000 troops have been sent to the scene, as well as three aircraft who are surveying the damage from the sky. scientists say the meteor shower was not related to an asteroid that will fly dangerously close to earth today. but one estimate suggested this meteor was big, perhaps tens of tons. kirit radia, abc news, maoscow. >> the meteor shower is not believed to be related...
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a meteor slammed into russia. the frightening explosion that injured hundreds. >> a wild police car chase. shots were fired and it's happening in downtown city streets. live at the scene next. what's that? when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase what matters. town. how it ns about an astero >> your realtime captioner: linda marie macdonald >>> explosions shatter windows as a meteor slams into a russian town. how it's raising concerns about an asteroid headed toward earth. >> and a wild chase ends with a major crash in a busy san francisco intersection. why police were forced to open fire. >> beautiful sunshine around the bay area. will it continue throughout the weekend? we'll talk about that coming up. >> and we have a new accident now in fremont northbound 880 approaching
a meteor slammed into russia. the frightening explosion that injured hundreds. >> a wild police car chase. shots were fired and it's happening in downtown city streets. live at the scene next. what's that? when i take a picture of this check, it goes straight to the bank. oh. oh look the lion is out! no mommy no! don't worry honey, it only works on checks. deposit checks from your smartphone with chase quickdeposit. just snap a picture, hit send and done. take a step forward and chase...
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a canadian hockey player now living in russia described it like this. >> i hear this loud bang! i live in a 24-story building on the 23rd floor and all of a sudden i looked up and the lights are shaking and i hear car alarms going off. it was incredible. >> the meteor streaked across the sky at 33,000 miles per hour rocking a mountain range about 900 miles east of moscow. in total about 3,000 buildings were damaged. the worst was at this zinc factory where the roof completely collapsed. all of this damage was caused by a meteor about the size of an suv, too small for anyone to know it was coming. >> these things happen once every few decades of the centuries. as bad as that was, keep in mind that this happened over one of the more remote places on the entire planet. just imagine, derek, if this had happened over a very populated place like manhattan with all those skyscrapers just made entirely of glass. what would have happened there? all that glass would have exploded or imagine if it had happened here in d.c., scary stuff. >> i think folks would have said the mayans had it wr
a canadian hockey player now living in russia described it like this. >> i hear this loud bang! i live in a 24-story building on the 23rd floor and all of a sudden i looked up and the lights are shaking and i hear car alarms going off. it was incredible. >> the meteor streaked across the sky at 33,000 miles per hour rocking a mountain range about 900 miles east of moscow. in total about 3,000 buildings were damaged. the worst was at this zinc factory where the roof completely...
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. >> plus, panic in russia as a meteor streaks through the sky. hundreds are injured but it wasn't from space debris. coming up. >> reporter: a wild police car chase through city streets ends in five people being injured. we'll tell you how it went down next. a huge fireball over russia hu meteor showe >>> thousands every passengers on the cruise from hell are finally back on land. >> a huge fireball. hundreds injured by a meteor showers. scientists caught off guard. >> mild weather around the bay area. get ready for a warm day ahead. we'll talk about that coming up. >> so far things look good on 880 between oakland and san leandro. a look at your friday morning commute coming up. >>> good morning, everyone. it's friday, february 15. i'm michelle griego. >> hi, everyone. i'm frank mallicoat. nearly 5:00 now. and some developing news some wild news an amazing video this morning from russia. here it is! a meteor shooting across the skies shortly after sunrise. the video is already up and on youtube. amazing stuff right there. it happened in russia i
. >> plus, panic in russia as a meteor streaks through the sky. hundreds are injured but it wasn't from space debris. coming up. >> reporter: a wild police car chase through city streets ends in five people being injured. we'll tell you how it went down next. a huge fireball over russia hu meteor showe >>> thousands every passengers on the cruise from hell are finally back on land. >> a huge fireball. hundreds injured by a meteor showers. scientists caught off guard....
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. >>> hundreds injured after a meteor exploded over russia. >>> and a 14-year-old killed in the east bay. we'll talk to her grandmother -- at noon. ao >>> fears that the world was coming to an end after an explosion over russia injured a thousand people. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. the meteor that streaked across the sky and exploded over russia earlier today had the power of an atomic bomb. its sonic blast shattered countless windows. ktvu's lorraine blanco joins us from the newsroom to let us know that broken glass injured a lot of people. lorraine? >> reporter: almost a thousand people, tori. the reason for that in many cases, people saw the brilliant light, ran to their windows to see what it was and within a minute their windows shattered with the sonic bomb. it reminds many of us of a scene from a sci-fi movie. but the very real damage from this 11-ton meteorite shocked people around the world. >> translator: after the flash nothing happened for about three minutes and then we rushed outdoors. >> reporter: about a thousand people suffered injuries, mostly from shattered
. >>> hundreds injured after a meteor exploded over russia. >>> and a 14-year-old killed in the east bay. we'll talk to her grandmother -- at noon. ao >>> fears that the world was coming to an end after an explosion over russia injured a thousand people. good afternoon. i'm tori campbell. the meteor that streaked across the sky and exploded over russia earlier today had the power of an atomic bomb. its sonic blast shattered countless windows. ktvu's lorraine blanco...
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more than 1000 people recovering after what is believed to be media right slamming into a town and to russia. >> most of the injuries are minor caused by blasted out windows. the video is really incredible. we have a closer look. >> astonishing pictures showing in the right streaking across the sky. it was about 10 tons and 33,000 miles per hour. it was seen, heard, and felt as windows shattered and the roof of a factory collapsed. all but sought to be caused by the sonic boom. >> they happen hundreds of times every year but only several times are they actually seemed to fall by people. very rarely do they do any damage. >> really want thousand injured, mostly hurt by flying glass. it hit on the same day that an asteroid, 2012-da14, makes the closest recorded past closer to earth they ounce of satellites. they said there was no connection between the two, just a cosmic coincidence. nbc news, london. >> that would have been really frightening. another space event today. an asteroid became the starkly close to earth, 17,000 miles, as it passed by. >> for scientists, the a flyby is an exciting
more than 1000 people recovering after what is believed to be media right slamming into a town and to russia. >> most of the injuries are minor caused by blasted out windows. the video is really incredible. we have a closer look. >> astonishing pictures showing in the right streaking across the sky. it was about 10 tons and 33,000 miles per hour. it was seen, heard, and felt as windows shattered and the roof of a factory collapsed. all but sought to be caused by the sonic boom....
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and it doesn't only smash into russia. it smashes as the biggest fall in 100 years and that last one in tunguska in 1908 was only 3,000 miles from this one. that's the longest astronomical hole in one you can possibly imagine. >> the video was incredible. >> reporter: incredible. >> i want to ask you, like, how often does this sort of thing happen asteroids and meteorites? how often do they come this close to earth? >> reporter: welsh the one that happened this morning, you know, was the biggest one since 1908. we got a fireball at least once a day but most of the time it's over the ocean. something this big doesn't happen more than once in a century and the near miss something like this near miss, about once every 40 years, elizabeth. >> wow. all right, brian hackney, thank you. >>> you can see more of that amazing video of the meteor as well as the photo gallery of its path of destruction on our website, cbssf.com. >>> new details on the assassination threat against state senator leland yee. the man who turned his home i
and it doesn't only smash into russia. it smashes as the biggest fall in 100 years and that last one in tunguska in 1908 was only 3,000 miles from this one. that's the longest astronomical hole in one you can possibly imagine. >> the video was incredible. >> reporter: incredible. >> i want to ask you, like, how often does this sort of thing happen asteroids and meteorites? how often do they come this close to earth? >> reporter: welsh the one that happened this morning,...
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it happened in russia in the telubinsk in the u ral mountains east of moskos. people were panicked because people had no idea what was going on and some were worried it was the end of the world. most of the injuries were minor though but at least three people are reported to be in serious condition and there's also word that the roof on one factory caved in. can you imagine this? >> it's the first time i have seen the video. extraordinary! you hear about it but usually it's in the ocean or someplace you can't see it. incredible stuff. >>> experts say it's just a coincidence that a meteor hit the same day an asteroid will have a close encounter with earth. they say the meteor is
it happened in russia in the telubinsk in the u ral mountains east of moskos. people were panicked because people had no idea what was going on and some were worried it was the end of the world. most of the injuries were minor though but at least three people are reported to be in serious condition and there's also word that the roof on one factory caved in. can you imagine this? >> it's the first time i have seen the video. extraordinary! you hear about it but usually it's in the ocean...
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a meteor blazed across parts of the skies in russia and exploded with the force of an atomic bomb. many sent to the hospital and hundreds were hurt. we begin the coverage at 5:00 with a look at what happened from fox's greg pal cot. >> reporter: this amateur video catching the meet yore speeding to earth at more than 33,000 miles per hour. turning to a massive fireball overhead in just seconds. the explosion lightings up the early morning sky cameras from all across this russian city 1,000 miles from moscow catching the rare event. on their cell phones including a sonic boom breaking through earth's atmosphere. the amazing event also a destructive one. explosion of the meteorite showering the city below with fireballs. shattering windows and damaging buildings. nearly 1,000 people were hurt. most of the injuries minor though. folks struck by debris and broken glass. [ speaking foreign language ] >> after the flash something happened for about three minutes. then we rushed outdoors. i was not alone. i was there with katya. the door was made of glass, a shock wave hit us. >> reporter
a meteor blazed across parts of the skies in russia and exploded with the force of an atomic bomb. many sent to the hospital and hundreds were hurt. we begin the coverage at 5:00 with a look at what happened from fox's greg pal cot. >> reporter: this amateur video catching the meet yore speeding to earth at more than 33,000 miles per hour. turning to a massive fireball overhead in just seconds. the explosion lightings up the early morning sky cameras from all across this russian city...
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. >> in russia, 500 are injured after a stunning meteorite show. it happened 950 miles eat -- east of now. official say most of the injured were hurt by breaking glass. did you hear the "boom"? 14 have been hospitalized. it is believed the meteorite broke apart and fell in several places causing all the explosions. people in the it was a war zone. search teams have found three large pieces of meteorite debris so far and 10,000 police officers are looking for more. emergency officials have not reported any deaths. katie marzullo will have a live report with more in 30 minutes. >> students are ready to return to san leandro school that was shut down while police conduct add murder investigation on campus. amy is live with the latest on that story. amy? >> hundreds of children return here today. to them, this place is school. to friends and fell of the victim this is the place where they lost their loved one and held a vigil for him here the scene school last night. 24 hours after he was killed here. investigators are looking into the possibility that
. >> in russia, 500 are injured after a stunning meteorite show. it happened 950 miles eat -- east of now. official say most of the injured were hurt by breaking glass. did you hear the "boom"? 14 have been hospitalized. it is believed the meteorite broke apart and fell in several places causing all the explosions. people in the it was a war zone. search teams have found three large pieces of meteorite debris so far and 10,000 police officers are looking for more. emergency...
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i want to show some unbelievable video from russia where a meteor write it this morning. take a look -- >> this is the-board camera and you cannot hear it but there is a mass of sonic boom when this thing came through the atmosphere. it is fascinating. >> caused damage and shattered car windows. people were actually injured in this and i have never seen video like this. >>you can see shooting stars but i have never seen anything this intense. when the media moved through the earth's atmosphere, it was that penetration that caused the noise. it was not an impact. millions of these happen all the time every day. little media rights make their way into the earth's atmosphere but they are the size of a pebble and you usually don't see it. i want to show you the image of all the pieces of debris in the atmosphere around the earth. nasa knows where all of these are. they know where everything is and continue to keep track. the russian media right was not related to the asteroid da 14 that is supposed to get close to the earth's atmosphere later today. you can track that on the
i want to show some unbelievable video from russia where a meteor write it this morning. take a look -- >> this is the-board camera and you cannot hear it but there is a mass of sonic boom when this thing came through the atmosphere. it is fascinating. >> caused damage and shattered car windows. people were actually injured in this and i have never seen video like this. >>you can see shooting stars but i have never seen anything this intense. when the media moved through the...
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>> developing news from russia. more than 725 people have been injured after a meteorite over siberia 950 miles east of now last night. video from youtube shows most mostly bright lights before it broke up. the public of injured is grow as if you reports come in from small towns in the area. katie marzullo will have a live more in 30 minutes. >> right now, an elementary school is ready to re-open this morning after a late night shooting left one dead. our reporter joining us live from hillside elementary in san leandro. amy? >> the campus is closed and the kids the be allowed to return to school and there will be a crisis team here if the kid want to talk about what happened on their campus. friends and fell of the victim turn this campus into a memorial last night holding a vigil for the 19-year-old. the college student was shot to death on wednesday night before 9:00. investigators say he may have been playing a dice game on the hillside elementary school campus before he was killed. his mother says he didn't have
>> developing news from russia. more than 725 people have been injured after a meteorite over siberia 950 miles east of now last night. video from youtube shows most mostly bright lights before it broke up. the public of injured is grow as if you reports come in from small towns in the area. katie marzullo will have a live more in 30 minutes. >> right now, an elementary school is ready to re-open this morning after a late night shooting left one dead. our reporter joining us live...
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there's one from russia with bullet holes in it. >> reporter: it looks like a museum. >> well, it is, or it likes like a garage school. >> reporter: if it's a museum, his students have been the curators for 27 years. >> i want you to look over these files. >> reporter: each semester this teacher at st. john's high school in indiana hands out names of troops in his state who died at war and assigns students to find their families. >> we're putting a story behind thee their names. they're no longer just names. they are people. they had lives, they went to school, they had friends, they have feelings. >> reporter: how many families have your students talked with? >> hundreds. >> reporter: did you ever care about history before this class? >> honestly no. i was just kind of one of the people that were like, it's just in the past. >> reporter: victoria moralez was one of clark's students last year. she was assigned to find the family of army specialist mathew franz. franz was killed in 2006 by a roadside bomb in iraq. for years his mother marilyn wouldn't have talk about it. >> after a whi
there's one from russia with bullet holes in it. >> reporter: it looks like a museum. >> well, it is, or it likes like a garage school. >> reporter: if it's a museum, his students have been the curators for 27 years. >> i want you to look over these files. >> reporter: each semester this teacher at st. john's high school in indiana hands out names of troops in his state who died at war and assigns students to find their families. >> we're putting a story...
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. ♪ "time" magazine calling van cliburn the texan who concurred russia. he became an international star, made the first-class cal record to go platinum. van cliburn suffered from bone cancer. he was 78 years old. looking forw smartphone. let's go. we've got a samsung galaxy sii on t-mobile monthly4g for only $299 with no annual contract. nice! [ earl ] see for yourself. get the samsung galaxy s ii on t-mobile's nationwide 4g network. walmart. [ man ] on in 5! [ female announcer ] it...
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russia got clobbered one other time when a rock about 330 feet across exploded, unleashed a 30-megaton blast. so these things do happen. >> schieffer: what is the likelihood of something like that happening gaining? we have a pretty good idea of what's out there but not 100% idea of what's out there. >> that's absolutely true. the likelihood of one of the rocks that just passed by we have one of them about every 40 years and it hits the ground every 1200 years. even though that's a love human lifetimes, it's something we want to avoid. we know in the 100 to 150-foot range there are a million such objects out there. nasa is doing a very good job cataloging all the ones they can, but so far they've been able to find just about 10,000 of them. so we're a little ways away from having the complete inventory. >> schieffer: well, let me just ask you this question-- is there something the government ought to be doing or science ought to be doing that it's not doing? >> actually, believe it or not we are handling this one well. in 1995, nasa authorized-- or rather, congress authorized nasa to s
russia got clobbered one other time when a rock about 330 feet across exploded, unleashed a 30-megaton blast. so these things do happen. >> schieffer: what is the likelihood of something like that happening gaining? we have a pretty good idea of what's out there but not 100% idea of what's out there. >> that's absolutely true. the likelihood of one of the rocks that just passed by we have one of them about every 40 years and it hits the ground every 1200 years. even though that's a...
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of a huge asteroid just a few miles from earth on the same day that a streaking meteor exploded over russia injuring about 1,100 people. elaine quijano is here in new york with the latest. good morning to you elaine. >> reporter: good morning to you, anthony. it did come on the heels of two other cosmic events including an asteroid that missed hitting the earth by some 17,000 miles. now in space terms scientists say that was a close call. and there you see it. this streak of life is the asteroid, half the length of a football field and hurtling past earth at 17,400 miles per hour. >> it's a remarkable moment that passes by and then it will be headed out. >> reporter: scientists expect thad close call but they didn't expect what happened less than 24 hours earlier in a small russian town about 900 miles east of moscow. a meteorite shot through the skies in rough shah was about the size of a bus, weighed ten tons, and when it hit the earth, it exploded like an atomic bomb shattering glass and sending people into a panic. more than 1,000 people were hurt, most by flying glachls canadian mark c
of a huge asteroid just a few miles from earth on the same day that a streaking meteor exploded over russia injuring about 1,100 people. elaine quijano is here in new york with the latest. good morning to you elaine. >> reporter: good morning to you, anthony. it did come on the heels of two other cosmic events including an asteroid that missed hitting the earth by some 17,000 miles. now in space terms scientists say that was a close call. and there you see it. this streak of life is the...
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it also hit russia. this keeps happening in russia and we'll talk about why later. that 1908 ball of fire flattened some, well, said about 843 square miles of siberian forest, destroying about 80 million trees, how big is that? how big is that? i'm told it's almost the size of rhode island. twice the size of new york city, l.a. imagine that getting flattened by a meteorite. it happened thankfully in the forest in 1908 in russia, even though that was far bigger than today's meteorite hit, it did not injury anybody, but by the way, the asteroid that is now headed towards earth on a separate event. it's going to happen in about an hour and 20 minutes, is bigger than the meteorite that hit russia and caused that damage. so that's just to give you the perspective on the weirdness that we're dealing with here as meager little earthlings today, reminded of the power of mother nature, and we'll talk about it. and this is the eerie cosmic coincidence or is it? this meteor strike comes 24 hours before an asteroid is due to have a very close encounter with planet earth. it's v
it also hit russia. this keeps happening in russia and we'll talk about why later. that 1908 ball of fire flattened some, well, said about 843 square miles of siberian forest, destroying about 80 million trees, how big is that? how big is that? i'm told it's almost the size of rhode island. twice the size of new york city, l.a. imagine that getting flattened by a meteorite. it happened thankfully in the forest in 1908 in russia, even though that was far bigger than today's meteorite hit, it did...
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today that's pretty much what happened in russia. a meteor the size of a city bus streaked across the sky over the you'll mounts. nasa reporting it appeared brighter than the sun. traveling at around 40,000 miles an hour, fast enough that if you were to hitch a ride, it would get from you new york to l.a. in four minutes time flat. early estimates were it weighed ten tons. nasa says now more like 7,000. it ripped through the air like a blade through fabric triggering sonic booms and an immense shock wave when it exploded. when it shattered miles above the earth, we're told it released 20 times the energy, more powerful than the hiroshimo bomb in japan. it was powerful enough to knock down doors and shatter windows across one city. officials say more than 1,000 people went for medical treatment. flying glass blamed for most of those injuries. one witness saying when older women in the neighborhood spotted it, they started screaming that the world was ending. and just about everybody seemed a little freaked out. >> it was very confusin
today that's pretty much what happened in russia. a meteor the size of a city bus streaked across the sky over the you'll mounts. nasa reporting it appeared brighter than the sun. traveling at around 40,000 miles an hour, fast enough that if you were to hitch a ride, it would get from you new york to l.a. in four minutes time flat. early estimates were it weighed ten tons. nasa says now more like 7,000. it ripped through the air like a blade through fabric triggering sonic booms and an immense...
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a meteor slammed into russia overnight. a nasa scientist explains how it could arrive unexpectedly. >>> the not so triumphant return of a >>> welcome back at 6:15. that disabled cruise that became a nightmare for passengers sits empty in mobile, alabama. a long trip homemade longer with problems towing the boat to shore. jay gray is also in mobile this morning where that ship is docked. jay, good morning to you. i cannot imagine the relief those passengers are feeling today. >> reporter: absolutely, eun. good to talk to you this morning. relief. it started with a lot excitement. adrenaline as the ship was pulled into the port here. take a look. not a much better picture than this had. an empty and idle carnival triumph. loud roars, applauses. not only from the ground but from those on the deck. they began chanting let us off. let us off. they were systematically removed from this ship. a process that initially carnival told us would take four to five hours. they finished in just over three hours. even with just one working
a meteor slammed into russia overnight. a nasa scientist explains how it could arrive unexpectedly. >>> the not so triumphant return of a >>> welcome back at 6:15. that disabled cruise that became a nightmare for passengers sits empty in mobile, alabama. a long trip homemade longer with problems towing the boat to shore. jay gray is also in mobile this morning where that ship is docked. jay, good morning to you. i cannot imagine the relief those passengers are feeling today....
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a giant meteor plunged to earth in russia. it broke apart streaking across the sky about 950 miles east of moscow. russian scientists say the space rock weighed about ten tons. >> explosions damaged buildings and shattered williams. cbs contributor michio kaku is with the city university of new york and joins us. good to see you again, professor. it looked and seemed terrifying to the people there. >> mother nature has shown hollywood who's boss. we're talking about an object about the size of this studio plowing into russia at 33,000 miles per hour exploding 20 miles above ground. you can't ask for better than this. it doesn't get better. the meteorite you see at night, several every hour. shooting stars are about the size of a golf ball about the size of a baseball. this was huge about the size of a house. >> professor, you know you were just here the other day talking about this 150-mile astroid. you told us not to worry, everything is going to be fine. even the president was briefed on this astroid, that it wouldn't be a p
a giant meteor plunged to earth in russia. it broke apart streaking across the sky about 950 miles east of moscow. russian scientists say the space rock weighed about ten tons. >> explosions damaged buildings and shattered williams. cbs contributor michio kaku is with the city university of new york and joins us. good to see you again, professor. it looked and seemed terrifying to the people there. >> mother nature has shown hollywood who's boss. we're talking about an object about...
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. >> reporter: yes, what's spectacular about what happened in russia, you didn't need a telescope, just a pair of eyeballs and the ability to look up. it was hard to miss this fireball streaking across the early morning sky over the ural mountains in russia. this is east of moscow. various video cam remarks some cell, some mounted dash cams captured this brilliant streak of bright light as it left a long plume of smoke in its wake. scientists estimate this weighed ten tons and was traveling at a wicked 33,000 miles an hour, so large, so fast, it created a shock wave as it flew overhead that blew out windows, even collapsed part of a factory roof. almost 1,000 people were injured, mostly by flying glass. >> very likely it would have been a larger lump of rock that broke up in the earth's atmosphere. the rock comes in from space, hits the earth's atmosphere, that decelerates it, puts stress on it and it's likely to fragment into lots of pieces. i think that's what happened. >> scientists believe that russian meteorite exploded into smaller pieces before hitting the ground. there's also an
. >> reporter: yes, what's spectacular about what happened in russia, you didn't need a telescope, just a pair of eyeballs and the ability to look up. it was hard to miss this fireball streaking across the early morning sky over the ural mountains in russia. this is east of moscow. various video cam remarks some cell, some mounted dash cams captured this brilliant streak of bright light as it left a long plume of smoke in its wake. scientists estimate this weighed ten tons and was...
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temperatures in that part of russia are well below 0 tonight. moscow. >>> this meteor strike is getting a lot of attention but it's also one of the only times we've actually seen video of something like this. it's amazing stuff. >> it's incredible. it hit and landed in pieces traveling at the speed of 19 miles per second and even though hundreds of people were injured and buildings were damaged, the fall out from the et meteor could have been much worse. >> if this meteor had hit the ocean without blowing up first, it could have caused fairly sizable tsunamis which would have wiped out a very large region around the coastline. >> dr. sugarman says we're lucky because past meteors were actually miles across in size. for lots more on the meteorite and asteroid, abc2news.com is your destination, you can find a list of upcoming meteor storms and an explanation of the difference between meteors and asteroids. >>> if you're looking to sell a home when you list it could affect how fast and how much you sell it. john matarese tells you which day of the
temperatures in that part of russia are well below 0 tonight. moscow. >>> this meteor strike is getting a lot of attention but it's also one of the only times we've actually seen video of something like this. it's amazing stuff. >> it's incredible. it hit and landed in pieces traveling at the speed of 19 miles per second and even though hundreds of people were injured and buildings were damaged, the fall out from the et meteor could have been much worse. >> if this meteor...
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. >> reporter: your reaction to what happened in russia? you have seen the video. >> it's spectacular. it reminds us of stuff that's out there that does come close to us that we don't know about. in fact, it might have been a smaller version, a much smaller version of the asteroid of 2014. >> thank you very much, conrad. you can come here to the space and science center between 7:30 and 10:30 and astronomers will be operating the telescopes you see behind me and they'll be able to see it again by the time it gets to our side of planet earth, you will not be able to see it with a naked eye. it will be too faint. if you have a telescope like that in your backyard, you're fine. reporting live, bob redell, "today in the bay." >> thank you, bob. >>> this morning olympic south africa runner oscar pistorius is making his first court appearance today formally facing murder charges suspected of shooting his girlfriend to death at his own home. kris sanchez is in the newsroom with more on this investigation. good morning. >> good morning. the world f
. >> reporter: your reaction to what happened in russia? you have seen the video. >> it's spectacular. it reminds us of stuff that's out there that does come close to us that we don't know about. in fact, it might have been a smaller version, a much smaller version of the asteroid of 2014. >> thank you very much, conrad. you can come here to the space and science center between 7:30 and 10:30 and astronomers will be operating the telescopes you see behind me and they'll be...
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also cleaning up after a meteor strike in russia. looking into whether you'd be covered if one hit your home. and a man claims a painlt job made himself what. he did before filing a'2g15plaint. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. now back tom/rññ dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> we have new information now on a breaking news story we first brought you at 4:00 today. >> sky 7 was overhead at loen tree way it turns out a 15-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the leg. the teenager tried to pull a gun out of his waist band and shot himself. they say he's going to be okay. >> at least that is good news about that. abc 7 is the only place to watch oscars february 24th. get ready with our official app. >> check out the feature for details on nominees to keep track of your favorites. it's available. i'm dan ashle >>> this is "world news," tonight, sky fall, the fireball out of nowhere. the meteor crashing to earth. temporarily blinding drivers. the office workers watching as the doors blow in. tonight the new images. as we ask
also cleaning up after a meteor strike in russia. looking into whether you'd be covered if one hit your home. and a man claims a painlt job made himself what. he did before filing a'2g15plaint. those stories and more coming up at 6:00. now back tom/rññ dan and cheryl. >> thank you. >> we have new information now on a breaking news story we first brought you at 4:00 today. >> sky 7 was overhead at loen tree way it turns out a 15-year-old boy accidentally shot himself in the...
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and meteoric crashes in central russia causing panic damage and leaving over twelve hundred injured. first scenes of violence in bahrain where stone throwing protesters are hit with tear gas and stun grenades in clashes which threaten attempts to ease two years of anti regime unrest in the gulf kingdom. and more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which detonate a device despite a un and international sanctions. a live from our studios here in moscow this is our weekly news review well the world was why died this week of a dramatic images from central russia a plunging your exploded with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday well it's not hard to imagine the shock felt by the region's residents as they saw this incredible coming overhead incredible scenes where it took a while for people to actually realize what was happening when the meteor blast set off a powerful shockwave smashing windows in buildings injuring under will during those inside. takes a closer look now at how it all happened. it was like a scene from a movie but with one exception it was
and meteoric crashes in central russia causing panic damage and leaving over twelve hundred injured. first scenes of violence in bahrain where stone throwing protesters are hit with tear gas and stun grenades in clashes which threaten attempts to ease two years of anti regime unrest in the gulf kingdom. and more nuclear test shock waves from north korea which detonate a device despite a un and international sanctions. a live from our studios here in moscow this is our weekly news review well...
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and this time, a meteorite injuring 1000 people in russia. with nasa cutting back, how do with nasa cutting back, how do we prevent another tragedy like all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. st seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers. neil: tax hikes kicking in. whole foods trying to pump up business by bringing prices down. they say that they are trying to reach a broader market. good to have our next test. >> afternoon, neil. neil: as a whole foods market fan, one thing i would argue is that yes we do pay a little bit more for your stuff. do you lose a little bit of your cachet in the products you sell, and in a way, giving in to these economic forces. your inner self? >> well, that's a fair question. we have been quality friends for years. what we're talking about is keeping in persp
and this time, a meteorite injuring 1000 people in russia. with nasa cutting back, how do with nasa cutting back, how do we prevent another tragedy like all stations come over to mission a for a final go. this is for real this time. st seven point two one two. rify and lock. command is locked. five seconds. three, two, one. standing by for capture. the most innovative software on the planet... dragon is captured. is connecting today's leading companies to places beyond it. siemens. answers....
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and this time, a meteorite injuring 1000 people in russia. with nasa cutting back, how do with nasa cutting back, how do we prevent another tragedy like [ male announcer ] you are a business pro. executor of efficiency. you can spot an amateur from a mile away... while going shoele and metal-free in seconds. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choo any car in the aisle...and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. now this...will work. [ ale announcer ] just like you, business pro. just like you. go naonal. go like a pro. when the doctor told me that i could smoke for the first week... i'm like...yeah, ok... little did i know that one week later i wasn't smoking. [ male announcer ] along with support, chantix is proven to help people quit smoking. it reduces the urge to smoke. some people had changes in behavior, thinking or mood, hostility, agitation, depressed mood and suicidal thoughts or actions while taking or after stopping chantix. if you notice any of these stop taking cha
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weighed asin russia as the eiffel tower. >> pretty incredible. also tonight, we are hearing more horrifying stories on what a true nightmare at sea. 44 lines of people on board the c --val cruise -- crews carnival cruise ship triumph are back home. we have stories of survival and recovery.ional >> a long recovery, but closer to the end. newsands of arrived in orleans. thinkingthey will be sleeping in warm beds. the end of a voyage they had anticipating for days. >> we only had an hour-and-a- half to sleep. be going home. >> a fire breaks out in the ship's engine room. the ship started drifting in the gulf of mexico. >> we were on an inside cabin. had no lights, no running water and no toilets that flush. >> at times, the ship leaves at angles -- leaned at odd angles. >> there was sewage everywhere. we had to walk over it to use the bathroom. >> u.s. coast guard and ntsb working to figure what went wrong. investigators are looking into the fire, crew response, and safety procedures the ship. >> there could be sanctions against members of the crew
weighed asin russia as the eiffel tower. >> pretty incredible. also tonight, we are hearing more horrifying stories on what a true nightmare at sea. 44 lines of people on board the c --val cruise -- crews carnival cruise ship triumph are back home. we have stories of survival and recovery.ional >> a long recovery, but closer to the end. newsands of arrived in orleans. thinkingthey will be sleeping in warm beds. the end of a voyage they had anticipating for days. >> we only had...
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not as good for russia today. the president has ordered aid to be sent to the area and schools are closed because it is zero and the windows are broken. >> right now, nasa is watching for another event unrelated to the meteor, a giant 150' asteroid will fly by earth in the next half hour. observatories around the earth are pointing telescopes in the direction of the asteroid. amy joins us live from the laboratory in oakland where there is a party going on. amy? >> the party will be tonight when we can see it, closest to the earth in the next half hour but we cannot see it. it is so light. the people on the other side of the earth have that advantage. when it arrives tonight it will still be visible. it is close enough to create a lost excitement at the science center. astronomers say this event is what they live for. an asteroid passing so closely to earth. >> it is a big deal because this is the first time an object of this size has come so close to the earth. >> here is a picture of what to expect to see tonight
not as good for russia today. the president has ordered aid to be sent to the area and schools are closed because it is zero and the windows are broken. >> right now, nasa is watching for another event unrelated to the meteor, a giant 150' asteroid will fly by earth in the next half hour. observatories around the earth are pointing telescopes in the direction of the asteroid. amy joins us live from the laboratory in oakland where there is a party going on. amy? >> the party will be...
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. >> nasa has new estimates about the meteor that crashed in russia. now there is a hunt and what the earliest finds are going for on ebay. >> enjoy these sunny days. leigh glaser is up next with the accu-weather forecast. >> i'm colin rush. how out of control would josh reddick's beard get this spring? for the first time in 16 years, a mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we can figure this out. ♪ [ male announcer ] get the speed to make a great first impression. call today to get u-verse high speed internet for as little as $14.95 a month for 12 months with a one-year price guarantee. this is delicious. ♪ [ male announcer ] save the day in an instant. at&t. ♪ so we created the extraordinarily comfortable sleep number experience. a collection of innovations designed around a bed with dualair technology that allows you to adjust to the support your body needs. each of your bodies. our sleep professionals will help you find your sleep number setti
. >> nasa has new estimates about the meteor that crashed in russia. now there is a hunt and what the earliest finds are going for on ebay. >> enjoy these sunny days. leigh glaser is up next with the accu-weather forecast. >> i'm colin rush. how out of control would josh reddick's beard get this spring? for the first time in 16 years, a mom, i invited justin over for lunch. good. no, not good. he's a vegetarian and he's going to be here in 20 minutes! [ mom ] don't stress. we...
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have surgery and is out for the rest of the season but is expected to return for the 2014 olympics in russia. glad it wasn't worse though. it looked pretty bad. it's going to take a year to repair that and the olympics are a year away. >>> the suddenly cold sharks are getting days off after three losses in four days. what's up with that? in san jose last night chicago's jonathan got the steal to pass the puck. patrick kane buried it. a late empty netter gave chicago a 5-3 victory. sharks have lost three in a row. the blackhawks are the only nhl team without a loss in regulation this season 5-3. >>> houston there was a problem! last night the warriors in town. no fun. palo alto's jeremy lin had a game-high 28 for the rockets. houston putting on a clinic behind the arc tying an nba record 14 threes in the first half alone 23 in the game. lin had a career-high five of them. the final score, 140-109. the warriors were creamed in houston. but it's a warriors three- pointer that makes our play of the day. why not. first half, steph curry going to launch from half court and you know what happened?
have surgery and is out for the rest of the season but is expected to return for the 2014 olympics in russia. glad it wasn't worse though. it looked pretty bad. it's going to take a year to repair that and the olympics are a year away. >>> the suddenly cold sharks are getting days off after three losses in four days. what's up with that? in san jose last night chicago's jonathan got the steal to pass the puck. patrick kane buried it. a late empty netter gave chicago a 5-3 victory....
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why didn't we know about this one over russia? >> this one over russia was very small and it was coming in from a different angle. the one -- the asteroid that came by in the afternoon was discovered last year, actually by astronomers. and they were able to follow it for that entire time. and it was much larger, 150 feet across. so these smaller ones, 50 feet or so, they're hard to spot because of their size. this one came in fairly fast too. and just basically astronomers weren't looking for it in that direction. >> one thing is notification, the other is preventing this from happening again. what is nasa doing to prevent this? and can they do anything about it? >> nasa does have a program called space guard where they work with astronomers all over the world to look for these new asteroids, ones that are going to fly by earth. still, it's a small net when you think about how big the solar system is. sometimes these asteroids will whiz by us and no one knows. increasing that is probably going to be something nasa and the governme
why didn't we know about this one over russia? >> this one over russia was very small and it was coming in from a different angle. the one -- the asteroid that came by in the afternoon was discovered last year, actually by astronomers. and they were able to follow it for that entire time. and it was much larger, 150 feet across. so these smaller ones, 50 feet or so, they're hard to spot because of their size. this one came in fairly fast too. and just basically astronomers weren't looking...
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the meteor that exploded over russia, powerful enough to shatter windows and knock down walls. nobody saw it coming! how is that possible in this day and age? sharon chin says the answer, pretty simple. >> reporter: a fireball exploded across the russian sky. dashboard video cameras captured the meteor soaring 33,000 miles an hour with the first of 20 world war ii atomic bombs. >> reporter: the explosion shattered thousands of windows and injured about 1,000 people. the sonic boom, felt in homes and classrooms. >> reporter: astronomers call it cosmic coincidence that the meteor struck on the same day that an asteroid passed near the earth. but why did we know about the asteroid a year in advance yet have no warning about the meteor. >> it just snuck up on us. and that's not unusual for the small ones. >> reporter: an astronomer says the meteor was too small to detect by ground telescopes and radar. it was only 1/3 the size of the asteroid. the asteroid was about as big as a supermarket. and he says we're lucky it missed us. >> something like that hits the ground, it's going to
the meteor that exploded over russia, powerful enough to shatter windows and knock down walls. nobody saw it coming! how is that possible in this day and age? sharon chin says the answer, pretty simple. >> reporter: a fireball exploded across the russian sky. dashboard video cameras captured the meteor soaring 33,000 miles an hour with the first of 20 world war ii atomic bombs. >> reporter: the explosion shattered thousands of windows and injured about 1,000 people. the sonic boom,...
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>> first of all in russia we had the biggest meteor impact in a hundred years. hours after that we had the closest call with an asteroid ever recorded in the history of science. now the people of cuba san francisco, south florida are seeing fireballs and meteor showers in the sky. >> what's the difference between the meteor and an asteroid. >> an asteroid is a failed planet between mars and jup tar but the degree could rain down on the earth. but once it hits the atmosphere it starts to blaze away and falls as a shooting star. that's the meteor. and once it hits the ground it becomes a meteorite. >> profess ear, i mean that with all southeasterliousness how close that asteroid came as it skirted by earth. could with be concerned? >> i thinks so. >> really? >> we have no early warning system. this is a no-brainer. we should have a space satellite out there. but it's amateurs. amateurs who are on the front line of detecting these things. the number of amateurs you can fit inside a mcdonald's restaurant. >> we're showing video that our satellites are farther away t
>> first of all in russia we had the biggest meteor impact in a hundred years. hours after that we had the closest call with an asteroid ever recorded in the history of science. now the people of cuba san francisco, south florida are seeing fireballs and meteor showers in the sky. >> what's the difference between the meteor and an asteroid. >> an asteroid is a failed planet between mars and jup tar but the degree could rain down on the earth. but once it hits the atmosphere it...
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not as good for russia today. the president has ordered aid to be sent to the area and schools are closed because it is zero and the windows are broken. >> right now, nasa is watching for another event unrelated to the meteor, a giant 150' asteroid will fly by earth in the next half hour. observatories around the earth are pointing telescopes in the direction of the asteroid. amy joins us live from the laboratory in oakland where there is a party going on. amy? >> the party will be tonight when we can see it, closest to the earth in the next half hour but we cannot see it. it is so light. the people on the other side of the earth have that advantage. when it arrives tonight it will still be visible. it is close enough to create a lost excitement at the science center. astronomers say this event is what they live for. an asteroid passing so closely to earth. >> it is a big deal because this is the first time an object of this size has come so close to the earth. >> here is a picture of what to expect to see tonight
not as good for russia today. the president has ordered aid to be sent to the area and schools are closed because it is zero and the windows are broken. >> right now, nasa is watching for another event unrelated to the meteor, a giant 150' asteroid will fly by earth in the next half hour. observatories around the earth are pointing telescopes in the direction of the asteroid. amy joins us live from the laboratory in oakland where there is a party going on. amy? >> the party will be...
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it explodes in the sky by russia. a thousand people injured, and the shock wave caused major cay yows blowing out windows, damaging buildings. this was just a little guy, by the way, theize of an suv, nothing compared to the apartment buildings sized astero that flew by just 17,000 miles away earlier this afternoon. if it was just a little closer, it could seriously have leveled the city which brings us to nasa. are they doing enough to prevent a giant space rock from hitting us? do you wonder about that now? it is now the time to strip away funding. here with more on this is terice, managing directorof space.com. first of all, a lot of people wonder if there's a connection between the two events? dpl that was the first question we had, too. the answer right now is no. nasa says that the two -- the asteroids, the one that flew by this afternoon, the big one, they came from completely different directions meaning they are not from the same object, and they say that fairly conclusively. melissa: a coincidence. >> pardon
it explodes in the sky by russia. a thousand people injured, and the shock wave caused major cay yows blowing out windows, damaging buildings. this was just a little guy, by the way, theize of an suv, nothing compared to the apartment buildings sized astero that flew by just 17,000 miles away earlier this afternoon. if it was just a little closer, it could seriously have leveled the city which brings us to nasa. are they doing enough to prevent a giant space rock from hitting us? do you wonder...
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me to write about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia one eyewitness was the canadian hockey player michael garnett a volunteer first hand account of the dramatic arrival. speak bright like shiny across the sky you know blinding brighter than the sun and then it was followed by a huge. explosion a minute or so later that broke last and everything on the lake fixtures were swaying back and forth i don't point to when looking out the window when i saw this giant street going across the sky like a tail cloud what what had just happened. at that point i knew it was something that came from the sky immediately called one of my teammates who lives in my building and. you know i couldn't get through to him by phone in work so i was a little bit scared at the point the meteor exploded in the earth's atmosphere resulting in multiple fragments falling near populated areas and surprisingly the incident triggered huge panic among people in the affected region and on t.v. you got a position of reports poll this was right about the time when most peop
me to write about to smash into its final resting place here on earth in this case in the middle of russia one eyewitness was the canadian hockey player michael garnett a volunteer first hand account of the dramatic arrival. speak bright like shiny across the sky you know blinding brighter than the sun and then it was followed by a huge. explosion a minute or so later that broke last and everything on the lake fixtures were swaying back and forth i don't point to when looking out the window...
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but it seems a remote part of russia did get a visitor from space. at least one meteorite streaked across the sky this morning triggering powerful shockwaves. witnesses say the noise set off car alarms and broke windows and damaged a factory. at least 250 people were hurt, mostly cuts from broken glass. thousands of russian troops were put on alert. >> apparently according to the latest information we have, 20,000 first responders are being sent to the scene, three aircraft surveying the damage from the scene. again, all those folks injured from the broken glass of all the stuff that shattered during the collision. >> and it's cold there, so the people with shattered windows are in the freezing cold. so a lot going on. >>> now let's check our weather. mountain snow in the central rockies. showers from tennessee to southern illinois. heavy rain from orlando southward. snow around the great lakes and northern new england. >>> mostly 50s in the northeast. not bad. 30s for much of the midwest. 40s in albuquerque and 50s in the pacific northwest. >>> a se
but it seems a remote part of russia did get a visitor from space. at least one meteorite streaked across the sky this morning triggering powerful shockwaves. witnesses say the noise set off car alarms and broke windows and damaged a factory. at least 250 people were hurt, mostly cuts from broken glass. thousands of russian troops were put on alert. >> apparently according to the latest information we have, 20,000 first responders are being sent to the scene, three aircraft surveying the...
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. >> the incident in russia, coming ahead another out of this world event. an asteroid is on course to make a close approach to the earth, but there's is no possibility of a collision. the asteroid is called 2012 d.a. 14. scientists estimate its 45 meters in diameter and weighs 130,000 tons. it revolves around the sun about once a year. nasa analysts say it will be closest to earth on friday at 2:25 p.m. new york time. that's 4:25 a.m. on saturday in tokyo. the analysts say the asteroid will be less than 28,000 kilometers tr earth, closer than some weather satellites. speed is estimated 1.78 kilometers per second. scientists say people in japan will be able to watch the asteroid travel southwest to west early saturday morning local time by using binoculars or telescopes. nasa says asteroids of similar size have come as close once every 40 years and collide with the earth once every 1,200 years. >>> researchers in the united states believe north korea could be preparing a new missile launch in the wake of tuesday's nuclear test. their analysis is based on rec
. >> the incident in russia, coming ahead another out of this world event. an asteroid is on course to make a close approach to the earth, but there's is no possibility of a collision. the asteroid is called 2012 d.a. 14. scientists estimate its 45 meters in diameter and weighs 130,000 tons. it revolves around the sun about once a year. nasa analysts say it will be closest to earth on friday at 2:25 p.m. new york time. that's 4:25 a.m. on saturday in tokyo. the analysts say the asteroid...
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. >>> this will have everyone talking a meteor passed over russia, a trail of clouds marked the path and 400 people have been injured many from broken glass. some fell on the roof a factory. and an asteroid half the size of a football field will go by our planet and get close. >> it will be 17,000 miles away from earth that's like a cosmic inch. scientists say we have nothing to worry about. there is no chance it will hit us. an object of this size will hit earth every 1200 years. >>> he was a teen doing what 200,000 people were ing the sup >> but for the smith family a day filled with joy has ended in tragedy. family and friends will say goodbye killed after the parade. he was stabbed outside of a mcdonalds after getting into an altercation with young men. they know he was there before the incident and released images of the cripe. >>> it is different, it is hard for me having dealt with it, it is a world of difference having to deal with it, each day i have to remind myself not to ask for a quick result. >> for a week after his death the kill ser still on the loose. his inkle is a
. >>> this will have everyone talking a meteor passed over russia, a trail of clouds marked the path and 400 people have been injured many from broken glass. some fell on the roof a factory. and an asteroid half the size of a football field will go by our planet and get close. >> it will be 17,000 miles away from earth that's like a cosmic inch. scientists say we have nothing to worry about. there is no chance it will hit us. an object of this size will hit earth every 1200...
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crashes in central russia causing panic damage and leaving over twelve hundred injured. scenes of violence in bahrain where stone throwing protesters are hit with tear gas and stun grenades in clashes which threaten the times to two years of anti regime unrest in the gulf get. them to secure the washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority and his state of the union address. and more nuclear test shock waves from north korea detonates a device despite u.n. and national sanctions. weekly needs review with me kerry johnston well the world was why he died this week over dramatic images from central russia plunging me to your exploded with a blinding flash before crashing in the urals early on friday now it's not hard to imagine the shock that people must have felt when they saw this incredible meteor coming. and of course it took a while for people to realize what was actually happening to me last set off a powerful quake that was smashing windows and buildings injuring and bewildering those inside incredible sc
crashes in central russia causing panic damage and leaving over twelve hundred injured. scenes of violence in bahrain where stone throwing protesters are hit with tear gas and stun grenades in clashes which threaten the times to two years of anti regime unrest in the gulf get. them to secure the washington's expanding counterterrorism efforts in the middle east as he lays out america's global priority and his state of the union address. and more nuclear test shock waves from north korea...